It is time, once again, for one of my favorite holiday traditions: the 13th annual Hubble Space Telescope Advent Calendar. Every day until Friday, December 25, this page will present one new incredible image of our universe from NASA’s
Global A decades-old legal argument used by Hitler has found support in Beijing. Ullstein / AFP / Getty / The Atlantic When Hong Kong erupted into protest this summer against a national-security law imposed
A foggy sunrise in Germany, a fiery protest in Guatemala, a resort in the Andaman Sea, a strongman contest in Crimea, the ongoing pandemic worldwide, mourning in Argentina for Diego Maradona, figure skating in Russia, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in
As the season progresses toward chillier days and nights, I thought it would be nice to take one last look at the colorful beauty of this autumn, seen in cities and countryside vistas across the Northern Hemisphere. Get cozy in
Global The pair are prophets who came to embody their countries’ stories and, crucially, changed those stories. John Downing / Getty / Pete Souza / The White House At first glance, Margaret Thatcher and
Updated at 1:05 p.m. ET In 2015, Charlotte Carew Pole gave birth to her first child, a daughter she named Jemima. Having her was “a bit of a struggle,” she told me, with some understatement. Carew Pole had been
Dancing on Bolivia’s Salar de Uyuni, curfew measures in Bucharest, coronavirus testing in the U.K., monowheel broomsticks in Brazil, a marigold harvest in Kathmandu, celebrations of Joe Biden’s presidential win, a press conference at Philadelphia’s Four Seasons Total Landscaping, Veterans’
The second year of the Close-Up Photographer of the Year competition has just come to a close, and the winners have been announced. The contest “celebrates close-up, macro, and micro photography,” among seven separate categories. More than 6,500 entries were
Global The question for the Continent’s leaders now is whether they can agree on what they are collectively for, not just what they are against. Adrian Dennis / AFP / Getty / The Atlantic
Global When you’re used to fighting enemies, how do you go back to having mere opponents? Carolyn Drake / Magnum For political junkies, the post-election crash hits like a hangover. Here in Britain, we